She has been inducted into the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu honor society for her excellence in geospatial data visualization and significant contributions to scientific research and education.
Being named an ACM Fellow is an elite recognition of outstanding science and scholarship that is bestowed upon less than one percent of the organization’s 100,000-plus members.
Papamanthou will provide leadership to the unique center that joins computer scientists and engineers with researchers from across campus in fields such as economics, supply-chain management and the social sciences.
Election as an IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of IEEE membership, and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement.
The research will lay the foundation for an AI tool that can work independently from humans, learn from its mistakes, and complete tasks that may arise over the course of a mission by coming up with creative solutions.
The team will use the latest techniques in data science to create the Business Open Knowledge Network, making data about businesses, innovation, and markets freely available in easily usable forms.